{"id":110,"date":"2024-05-28T16:52:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/chapter\/technology-supports-fundamentals\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:42:15","slug":"technology-supports-fundamentals","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/chapter\/technology-supports-fundamentals\/","title":{"raw":"Fundamentals of Technology Supports","rendered":"Fundamentals of Technology Supports"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Defining the principle of technology supports<\/h1>\nThere are inequalities that exists for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Access to technology is one of those inequalities. We understand the digital divide and work to explore technologies and make purposeful and collaborative decisions on how to use these technologies to support Indigenous Peoples. This will include new approaches to research by challenging and altering the ways researchers do research.\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erudit.org\/en\/journals\/fpcfr\/2018-v13-n1-fpcfr06464\/1082388ar\/\">Indigenous peoples and empowerment via technology (erudit.org)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Fundamental knowledge of technology supports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Indigenous learners are negatively impacted by the digital divide.<\/li>\n \t<li>Technology can increase access to Indigenous languages.<\/li>\n \t<li>Technology can increase access to Indigenous Elders, role models, and learning.<\/li>\n \t<li>Technology utilized must include Indigenous-owned, -designed, and -supported digital tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\"Indigenous Peoples have experienced negative inter-generational impacts of colonization and socioeconomic stress, which has led to persistent subpar academic performance compared to non-Indigenous populations. This has prevented Indigenous Peoples from graduating high school and pursuing post-secondary education and professional opportunities. One of their most critical challenges is obtaining adequate language and literacy skills required for success in school and at work.\"<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source of quote and recommended reading: Li, J., Brar, A., &amp; Roihan, N. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2666557321000069\">The use of digital technology to enhance language and literacy skills for Indigenous people: A systematic literature review<\/a>. <em>Computers and Education Open, 2<\/em>, 100035.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The digital divide<\/h2>\nThe digital divide is the distance between those who can access computers and the Internet and those who do not have access or have very limited access.\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erudit.org\/en\/journals\/fpcfr\/2018-v13-n1-fpcfr06464\/1082388ar\/\">Indigenous peoples and empowerment via technology (erudit.org)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\"While Canada\u2019s Indigenous population grows at four times the national average, over 60% of BC\u2019s rural and remote Indigenous communities lack adequate internet connectivity.\"\n\n\u2014Lisa Mueller, Founder of Nation2Nation Forum, February 22, 2024<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source of quote and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigenoussuccess.ca\/news\/fixing-the-digital-disconnect-in-first-nations-communities\">Fixing the digital disconnect in First Nations communities (indigenoussuccess.ca)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nIndigenous post-secondary students can play a key part in closing the digital divide and leading their communities into the digital present and future.\n\nAs educators, our job is to provide access to technology and lead students through Indigenous digital literacy in their education.","rendered":"<h1>Defining the principle of technology supports<\/h1>\n<p>There are inequalities that exists for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Access to technology is one of those inequalities. We understand the digital divide and work to explore technologies and make purposeful and collaborative decisions on how to use these technologies to support Indigenous Peoples. This will include new approaches to research by challenging and altering the ways researchers do research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erudit.org\/en\/journals\/fpcfr\/2018-v13-n1-fpcfr06464\/1082388ar\/\">Indigenous peoples and empowerment via technology (erudit.org)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Fundamental knowledge of technology supports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Indigenous learners are negatively impacted by the digital divide.<\/li>\n<li>Technology can increase access to Indigenous languages.<\/li>\n<li>Technology can increase access to Indigenous Elders, role models, and learning.<\/li>\n<li>Technology utilized must include Indigenous-owned, -designed, and -supported digital tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Indigenous Peoples have experienced negative inter-generational impacts of colonization and socioeconomic stress, which has led to persistent subpar academic performance compared to non-Indigenous populations. This has prevented Indigenous Peoples from graduating high school and pursuing post-secondary education and professional opportunities. One of their most critical challenges is obtaining adequate language and literacy skills required for success in school and at work.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source of quote and recommended reading: Li, J., Brar, A., &amp; Roihan, N. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2666557321000069\">The use of digital technology to enhance language and literacy skills for Indigenous people: A systematic literature review<\/a>. <em>Computers and Education Open, 2<\/em>, 100035.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The digital divide<\/h2>\n<p>The digital divide is the distance between those who can access computers and the Internet and those who do not have access or have very limited access.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erudit.org\/en\/journals\/fpcfr\/2018-v13-n1-fpcfr06464\/1082388ar\/\">Indigenous peoples and empowerment via technology (erudit.org)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;While Canada\u2019s Indigenous population grows at four times the national average, over 60% of BC\u2019s rural and remote Indigenous communities lack adequate internet connectivity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Lisa Mueller, Founder of Nation2Nation Forum, February 22, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learner notes<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">Source of quote and recommended reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigenoussuccess.ca\/news\/fixing-the-digital-disconnect-in-first-nations-communities\">Fixing the digital disconnect in First Nations communities (indigenoussuccess.ca)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indigenous post-secondary students can play a key part in closing the digital divide and leading their communities into the digital present and future.<\/p>\n<p>As educators, our job is to provide access to technology and lead students through Indigenous digital literacy in their education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-110","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":109,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110\/revisions\/111"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/109"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenousdigitalliteracies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}